Physics
Scientific paper
Sep 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009cfdd.confe..43b&link_type=abstract
Chandra's First Decade of Discovery, Proceedings of the conference held 22-25 September, 2009 in Boston, MA. Edited by Scott Wo
Physics
Globular Clusters
Scientific paper
The unprecedented sub-arcsecond angular resolution of the Chandra X-ray Observatory has proven to be ideally suited for studies of globular clusters, where ``recycled'' millisecond pulsars are found in great abundance. Deep observations of 47 Tuc, NGC 6397, and M28, totaling over 1 Ms of combined exposure, have greatly improved our understanding of the X-ray properties of these objects. In particular, these surveys have revealed that most millisecond pulsars exhibit faint, soft thermal emission from their heated magnetic polar caps, while ``black widow'' and the peculiar dynamically exchanged binary millisecond pulsars exhibit synchrotron X-rays due to interaction of their relativistic winds with a close binary partner. I will present the results of our X-ray studies of the Galactic population of millisecond pulsars, which offer unique insight into binary evolution, internal globular cluster dynamics, pulsar winds, collisionless shock, and the neutron star equation of state.
Bogdanov Slavko
Grindlay Jonathan E.
No associations
LandOfFree
Deep Chandra Studies of Millisecond Pulsars in Globular Clusters does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Deep Chandra Studies of Millisecond Pulsars in Globular Clusters, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Deep Chandra Studies of Millisecond Pulsars in Globular Clusters will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-836569